Re: [Openeeg-list] Considerations

[Jim P. <ji...@ua...>]

Dave Fisher wrote:
> Yes, I see that this is becoming more popular approach (wxWindows
> has their own set of provisions tacked onto the LGPL license).
> Honestly, trying to clarify those kinds of provisions does not
> attract me.  I would much rather spend my mental energies on other
> aspects of the project.

Yes, indeed.  That is the whole point of picking a tried and tested
licence.


> From what it sounds like you are saying, the LGPL will protect the
> source code from being absorbed into a closed-source project, but
> does not restrict a closed-source project from making use of that
> source in their projects. Does that sound accruate to you?

Not quite.  The LGPL will permit them to link their closed-source app
with our LGPL'd library, and redistribute that under their own terms.
However, if they actually want to use the source code of the library,
i.e. cut and paste that code and use it in their own app, then they
are in trouble, because this counts as a modification, and they are
required to redistribute any modifications to our LGPL'd source.

The LGPL means:

- Linking closed-source code with LGPL'd objects/libraries is fine

- Merging/combining closed-source source code with LGPL'd source code
  is likely to be a problem

Is this making sense ?

Jim

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